What is Reddit doing

Old.reddit.com

It will get rid of that

This is why they removed the apps. They want to be driving traffic through the app, and the 3rd party apps prevented that from happening.

Are they just trying to divert as much traffic as possible through their app?

Pro tip: add old. in the beggining of url. Reddit still has such answers for niche questions

Enshittification

The only decent way to browse Reddit nowadays is a private frontend called Redlib. You can use the LibRedirect browser extension or the UntrackMe Android app to automatically redirect all Reddit links to Redlib. It's better for privacy, since you don't need to access Reddit directly and thus your information isn't exposed, it works without JavaScript, it doesn't have ads or trackers and works behind a VPN or Tor. It also lets you view NSFW content without any limitations.

They’ve had this for a while. The cheat code is to change the url to old reddit.

The Enshitification will continue until moral improves.

Love the absence of logic in these messages. Next time it'll be "pay $2 to continue" or "do a barrel roll to continue".

On android, I would recommend using Stealth or Geddit to browse reddit. Stealth has a mode where it scrapes old.reddit.com (and bypasses the API), and Geddit uses the RSS feed to pull content instead of API.

Downside is neither app will let you interact, but I don't have any desire to generate content for reddit anyways.

I know it has nothing to do with protecting the users, but how exactly is the app supposed to make viewing unreviewed content safer?

no offense but who the fuck cares, you know what i mean? that shithole can enjoy the hell it has consigned itself to.

I think what's even more annoying is when you actually do use the app, every community you visit, it pops up a notification that says "turn on notifications so you don't miss updates from this community!"

Easy fix is to update the url to use "old.reddit.com" rather than the base "www.reddit.com".

That sends you to a version of the site without a bunch of the crap.

They are doing everything they can so you download their app.

It's been like this for quite some time now.

And anytime you use a browser, you'll always be nagged to continue viewing through browser or use their app. It comes up so obnoxiously and I swear it slows you down. They also make the viewing experience subpar unless you use the app.

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Who cares?

Dear Spez: I AM NEVER EVER GOING TO DOWNLOAD YOUR FUCKING APP

All I'm gonna say is I've been using my banned account and I can still browse any sub.

I literally can't interact in any way but can still see every post.

use old.reddit.com allegedly it lets you through if you click a "yes i am 18" button

Firefox+libredirect solves all your woes.

On iOS Safari if you "Request Desktop Website" you can get around this. I'm sure something similar you can do in your android web browser.

Works to get around the mature content warning overlay. Or use old.reddit.com I think

"Download our app and consume ads on it because... becaaaaauuuuuusssseeeeee, um, let's say SOMEBODY THINK OF THE CHILDREN? Maybe terrorism? Just pick a reason you'd believe and get the app, okay?"

Cryptobros, e-thots, and ads. That's Reddit these days.

I haven't been back since the exodus

Theyve been doing this for years

Get you to download their app so they can harvest your user data.

I mean yeah, reddit fucking sucks. That's why we're all here. Stop going there.

Just change your view to desktop viewer.

// ==UserScript==
// @name        old.reddit redirect
// @description	Makes sure you're using Good o'l Reddit
// @license     WTFPLV2
// @version     1.1
// @author      TheNH813 2018, edited by me
// @match       https://www.reddit.com/r/*
// @match       https://www.reddit.com/user/*
// @run-at      document-start
// @grant       none
// ==/UserScript==

var oldReddit  = window.location.protocol + "//" + "old.reddit.com" + window.location.pathname + window.location.search + window.location.hash;
window.location.replace (oldReddit);

Edited so it still allows image preview, because old.reddit' one is broken now.

They have done this for years now - this is not new.

You can open as a desktop page and it works... Or you know... Old.reddit

Oh no! Our poor sensitive little eyes might be offended by something we see! I need a nanny-state to go through everything I have access to so I don't get confused!

What happens if you replace "www" in the URL with "old"?

They might not have the block there

yeah, i mean, why do you think we're using this platform right now

old.reddit.com/r/whatever

Lmao that's so shameless

This is nothing new. Theyve been doing this for quite a while now.

I don't know if this addon could help?

https://github.com/sixP-NaraKa/reddit-nsfw-unblocker

I didn't read all the comments here so someone else may have suggested this but for my android when I'm met with this I can open the browser options and choose desktop site to bypass it. Still annoying but every once in a while I need info goddamnit

They're boosting their sign up numbers by putting porn behind it. I bet it's not even that racy, they just know that humans are motivated by something potentially titillating

They have done this for a long time now.

I just switch to desktop mode and never had any problem...

Anymore it seems to be bots posting nonsense and mods banning anyone who isn't posting porn

libreddit to the rescue

trying to appeal to venture capitalists and investors by hiding the sketchy porn sites would be my guess, considering they got busted by cnn for underage stuff.

Build yourself Infinity client with own api key, it takes ~5-10 minutes and can be done from phone https://colab.research.google.com/drive/13AE8RvjnCfuBJGaACEqxeBIMo33_l-Sc?usp=sharing

Shoving their di*ks up some things and down others

I pay the developer of Now for Reddit on Android $3.99 a month and it still works. Fuck reddit.

Fuck Reddit, delete that shit and hope for Spez to get AIDS and cancer.

my guess is that net neutrality doesn't extend to wireless communication.

this is their end around by making you use their app.